Deetlefs Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

This late ripening varietal is sleekly textured with good firm tannins. Layers of chocolate mocha and rich red berry flavours characterise this intense wine.

Chicken curry; red meats, and heartier vegetable pastas.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Deetlefs Estate
winemaker : Ferdi Visser
wine of origin : Breedekloof
analysis : alc : 13.69 % vol  rs : 4 g/l  pH : 3.47  ta : 5.9 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Cork  

ageing : 4 - 8 years

in the vineyard : Rootstock : R99
Clone: CS14A
Plant Date: 1999
Hectares : 4.3 ha
Trellising System : 4 wire vertical Perold
Irrigation System : Supplementary (drip)
Height above sea level : 236
Direction : N/S

about the harvest: End March 2009

in the cellar : Various techniques were applied to all stages of the winemaking process to provide as many possible different building blocks (styles) to ensure optimum complexity in the final blend. These include but are not limited to; grape selection, fermentation and 11 months maturation on 100% French Oak.

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